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| 1 | +**Standard Form Certificate** |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Apart from the purpose and governing law state that I have filled in |
| 4 | +below, I certify that the following proposed terms are exactly the same |
| 5 | +as **The Canting Tribe NDA version 2.0.0 **published at |
| 6 | +<span id="anchor"></span>https://nda.cantingtribe.com. |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +Signature: |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +Name: |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +Date: |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +E-Mail: |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +> |
| 18 | +
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| 19 | +**Purpose**:\[State the purpose for sharing confidential information.\] |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +**State Law**:\[Name the state whose law will govern the agreement.\] |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +**The Canting Tribe NDA** |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +**Version 2.0.0** |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +The parties agree: |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +1\.**Mutual Nondisclosure**. “**Disclosing Party**” describes each party |
| 30 | +with respect to Confidential Information it discloses to the other |
| 31 | +party. “**Receiving Party**” describes each party with respect to |
| 32 | +Confidential Information it receives from the other party. |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +2\.**Purpose**. The parties anticipate disclosure of Confidential |
| 35 | +Information for the purpose on the accompanying standard form |
| 36 | +certificate (the “**Purpose**”). |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +3\.**Confidential Information**. |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +> (a)**Categories of Confidential Information**. Subject to *Section |
| 41 | +> 3(b)* (Exclusions from Confidential Information), “**Confidential |
| 42 | +> Information**” means the following kinds of information: |
| 43 | +
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| 44 | +(i)information disclosed by Disclosing Party during the term of this |
| 45 | +agreement that is related to the business of Disclosing Party; |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +(ii)the fact that the parties are pursuing the Purpose; |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +(iii)the terms of this agreement; |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +(iv)the fact that the parties have entered into this agreement; and |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +(v)other information derived from these kinds of information. |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +> (b)**Exclusions from Confidential Information**. |
| 56 | +
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| 57 | +(i)**Public Information**. Information that is now public is not |
| 58 | +Confidential Information. Confidential Information that becomes public, |
| 59 | +other than as a result of breach of this agreement, ceases to be |
| 60 | +Confidential Information. |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +(ii)**Otherwise Acquired Information**. Information that Receiving Party |
| 63 | +receives other than from Disclosing Party is not Confidential |
| 64 | +Information, unless the disclosure breached a confidentiality obligation |
| 65 | +to Disclosing Party that Disclosing Party made known to Receiving Party. |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +(iii)**Independently Developed Information**. Information Receiving |
| 68 | +Party develops independently is not, or ceases to be, Confidential |
| 69 | +Information of Disclosing Party. Receiving Party shall bear the burden |
| 70 | +of proving independent development using contemporaneous documentary |
| 71 | +evidence. |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +4\.**Confidentiality Obligations**. |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +> (a)**Nondisclosure**. Except as described in *Section 4(b)* (Permitted |
| 76 | +> Disclosure), Receiving Party shall not disclose Confidential |
| 77 | +> Information to anyone. |
| 78 | +
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| 79 | +> (b)**Permitted Disclosure**. Receiving Party may disclose Confidential |
| 80 | +> Information to the following personnel: |
| 81 | +
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| 82 | +(i)if Receiving Party is a legal entity, employees, independent |
| 83 | +contractors, officers, directors, and agents of Receiving Party |
| 84 | +(“**Personnel**”) who: |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +> (A)have a need to know the Confidential Information to advance the |
| 87 | +> Purpose; and |
| 88 | +
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| 89 | +> (B)have entered written confidentiality agreements with Receiving |
| 90 | +> Party that impose confidentiality obligations, affording as much or |
| 91 | +> more protection as those of this agreement, that apply to the |
| 92 | +> Confidential Information; and |
| 93 | +
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| 94 | +(ii)legal and financial advisers providing services to Receiving Party |
| 95 | +under confidentiality obligations imposed either by law or by |
| 96 | +professional rules (“**Advisers**”). |
| 97 | + |
| 98 | +> (c)**Limited Use**. Receiving Party shall use Confidential Information |
| 99 | +> only to advance the Purpose. |
| 100 | +
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| 101 | +> (d)**Security Measures**. Receiving Party shall take measures to |
| 102 | +> secure materials embodying Confidential Information at least as |
| 103 | +> protective as those Receiving Party employs to secure its own |
| 104 | +> Confidential Information, but in any event no less than reasonable |
| 105 | +> measures. |
| 106 | +
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| 107 | +> (e)**Preserve Proprietary Notices**. Receiving Party shall not remove |
| 108 | +> any proprietary notices attached to materials embodying Confidential |
| 109 | +> Information. |
| 110 | +
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| 111 | +> (f)**No Illegal Dealing in Securities**. Receiving Party shall not |
| 112 | +> break securities laws by purchasing, selling, or otherwise dealing in |
| 113 | +> securities of Disclosing Party on the basis of Confidential |
| 114 | +> Information that is material, nonpublic information. Receiving Party |
| 115 | +> shall instruct anyone to whom it discloses Confidential Information |
| 116 | +> that may be material, nonpublic information not to break securities |
| 117 | +> laws by dealing in securities of Disclosing Party. |
| 118 | +
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| 119 | +> (g)**No Reverse Engineering**. Receiving Party shall not reverse |
| 120 | +> engineer any material embodying Confidential Information. |
| 121 | +
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| 122 | +> (h)**Mitigate Legally Required Disclosure**. The following obligations |
| 123 | +> apply when the law requires disclosure of Confidential Information and |
| 124 | +> when Receiving Party reasonably expects that the law may require |
| 125 | +> disclosure of Confidential Information: |
| 126 | +
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| 127 | +(i)<span id="anchor-1"></span>**Give Notice of Required Disclosure**. If |
| 128 | +legally permitted, Receiving Party shall promptly notify Disclosing |
| 129 | +Party of the nature of the requirement and the Confidential Information |
| 130 | +affected. If practical, Receiving Party shall give notice quickly enough |
| 131 | +to afford Disclosing Party practical chance to start a proceeding to |
| 132 | +protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information. On |
| 133 | +Disclosing Party request, Receiving Party shall cooperate with |
| 134 | +Disclosing Party in any such proceeding by providing reasonable |
| 135 | +assistance. |
| 136 | + |
| 137 | +(ii)**Reimburse Expenses of Cooperation**. Disclosing Party shall |
| 138 | +reimburse Receiving Party's reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of |
| 139 | +cooperating in any proceeding described in *Section 4(h)(i)* (Give |
| 140 | +Notice of Required Disclosure). |
| 141 | + |
| 142 | +> (i)**Give Notice of Leaks**. Receiving Party shall give Disclosing |
| 143 | +> Party notice when Receiving Party becomes aware, suspects, or |
| 144 | +> anticipates that Confidential Information has been or will be |
| 145 | +> disclosed or used in breach of this agreement or other confidentiality |
| 146 | +> agreements with Disclosing Party. |
| 147 | +
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| 148 | +> (j)**Return and Destruction**. |
| 149 | +
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| 150 | +(i)Subject to *Section 4(k)* (Records Policy), when this agreement |
| 151 | +terminates, Receiving Party shall promptly: |
| 152 | + |
| 153 | +> (A)return all materials embodying Confidential Information that |
| 154 | +> Disclosing Party provided with request to return; and |
| 155 | +
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| 156 | +> (B)destroy all parts of other materials that embody Confidential |
| 157 | +> Information. |
| 158 | +
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| 159 | +> (k)**Records Policy**. When this agreement terminates, if Receiving |
| 160 | +> Party has a written records retention policy for the creation and |
| 161 | +> scheduled destruction of archival or backup records, and only |
| 162 | +> specialized personnel can routinely access those records, then |
| 163 | +> Receiving Party may retain materials embodying Confidential |
| 164 | +> Information until destroyed under that policy. |
| 165 | +
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| 166 | +> (l)**Comply with Export Controls**. Both parties shall comply with |
| 167 | +> export and reexport laws with respect to Confidential Information. |
| 168 | +
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| 169 | +> (m)**Compliance and Oversight**. |
| 170 | +
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| 171 | +(i)Receiving Party shall ensure that its Advisers abide by the |
| 172 | +confidentiality obligations of Receiving Party under this agreement. If |
| 173 | +Receiving Party is a legal entity, Receiving Party shall also ensure |
| 174 | +that its Personnel abide by the confidentiality obligations of Receiving |
| 175 | +Party under this agreement. Breach of Receiving Party obligations by |
| 176 | +Receiving Party Personnel or Receiving Party Advisers will be deemed |
| 177 | +breach of this agreement by Receiving Party itself. |
| 178 | + |
| 179 | +(ii)If Receiving Party is a legal entity, Receiving Party shall provide |
| 180 | +Disclosing Party copies of confidentiality agreements with Personnel who |
| 181 | +receive Confidential Information on Disclosing Party request. |
| 182 | + |
| 183 | +5\.**Clarifications**. |
| 184 | + |
| 185 | +> (a)**No Obligation to Disclose**. No terms of this agreement obligate |
| 186 | +> Disclosing Party to disclose any Confidential Information. |
| 187 | +
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| 188 | +> (b)**No Obligation to Do Business**. No terms of this agreement |
| 189 | +> obligate either party to enter any business relationship or agreement, |
| 190 | +> related to the Purpose or otherwise. |
| 191 | +
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| 192 | +> (c)**No License**. No terms of this agreement grant any license for |
| 193 | +> any patent, trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property. |
| 194 | +
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| 195 | +> (d)**No Warranty**. Disclosing Party makes no warranty that |
| 196 | +> Confidential Information will be complete or accurate. |
| 197 | +
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| 198 | +> (e)**Freedom to Operate**. No terms of this agreement prohibit either |
| 199 | +> party from: |
| 200 | +
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| 201 | +(i)competing with the other party; |
| 202 | + |
| 203 | +(ii)entering into any business relationship with any non-party; or |
| 204 | + |
| 205 | +(iii)assigning and reassigning Personnel and Advisers in its sole |
| 206 | +discretion. |
| 207 | + |
| 208 | +6\.**18 U.S.C. 1833(b) Notice**. |
| 209 | + |
| 210 | +> (a)An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under |
| 211 | +> any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade |
| 212 | +> secret that: |
| 213 | +
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| 214 | +(i)is made: |
| 215 | + |
| 216 | +> (A)in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, |
| 217 | +> either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and |
| 218 | +
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| 219 | +> (B)solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected |
| 220 | +> violation of law; or |
| 221 | +
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| 222 | +(ii)is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other |
| 223 | +proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. |
| 224 | + |
| 225 | +> (b)An individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer |
| 226 | +> for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade |
| 227 | +> secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret |
| 228 | +> information in the court proceeding, if the individual: |
| 229 | +
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| 230 | +(i)files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and |
| 231 | + |
| 232 | +(ii)does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. |
| 233 | + |
| 234 | +7\.**Term**. |
| 235 | + |
| 236 | +> (a)**Expiration**. This agreement will terminate automatically on the |
| 237 | +> first anniversary of the date of this agreement. |
| 238 | +
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| 239 | +> (b)**Termination by Notice**. Either party may terminate this |
| 240 | +> agreement early by thirty calendar days' prior written notice to the |
| 241 | +> other party. |
| 242 | +
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| 243 | +> (c)**Survival**. Obligations under *Section 4* (Confidentiality |
| 244 | +> Obligations) for Confidential Information disclosed during the term |
| 245 | +> survive the term of this agreement as follows: |
| 246 | +
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| 247 | +(i)Obligations for Confidential Information that Receiving Party knew or |
| 248 | +reasonably should have known constituted a trade secret survive as long |
| 249 | +as the Confidential Information remains a trade secret. |
| 250 | + |
| 251 | +(ii)Obligations for other Confidential Information survive for five |
| 252 | +calendar years from the date of termination. |
| 253 | + |
| 254 | +8\.**General Contract Terms**. |
| 255 | + |
| 256 | +> (a)**No Assignment or Delegation**. Neither party may assign any right |
| 257 | +> or delegate any obligation under this agreement without the prior, |
| 258 | +> signed, written consent of the other party. Any attempt to assign or |
| 259 | +> delegate without consent will have no legal effect. |
| 260 | +
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| 261 | +> (b)**Dispute Resolution**. The law of the state on the accompanying |
| 262 | +> standard form certificate will govern all aspects of this agreement. |
| 263 | +> The parties shall bring legal proceedings related to this agreement |
| 264 | +> only in state or federal courts located in that state. The parties |
| 265 | +> consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts and waive any |
| 266 | +> objection that legal proceedings brought there are brought in an |
| 267 | +> inconvenient forum. The parties may enforce judgments of those courts |
| 268 | +> in any appropriate forum. |
| 269 | +
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| 270 | +> (c)**Legal Relationship**. The parties to this agreement remain |
| 271 | +> independent contractors. This agreement does not create any |
| 272 | +> partnership, joint venture, agency, or similar relationship between |
| 273 | +> the parties. |
| 274 | +
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| 275 | +> (d)**Written Amendments and Waivers**. The parties will amend this |
| 276 | +> agreement only by cosigned, written agreement. The parties will waive |
| 277 | +> parts of this agreement, if at all, only by written waiver describing |
| 278 | +> the specific terms waived and in what particular instance, signed by |
| 279 | +> the party waiving. |
| 280 | +
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| 281 | +> (e)**Notices**. The parties shall send every notice, demand, consent, |
| 282 | +> request, or other communication required or allowed by this agreement: |
| 283 | +
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| 284 | +(i)by e-mail to the address the other party provided with their |
| 285 | +signature; or |
| 286 | + |
| 287 | +(ii)by overnight courier, with signature required for delivery, to the |
| 288 | +address the other party provided with their signature. |
| 289 | + |
| 290 | +> Either party may change its e-mail or postal address for later |
| 291 | +> communications by giving notice of a new address. |
| 292 | +
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| 293 | +> (f)**Severability**. If a court decides that any part of this |
| 294 | +> agreement is invalid or unenforceable for any reason but enforcing the |
| 295 | +> rest of the agreement would serve the purpose of protecting |
| 296 | +> Confidential Information to advance the Purpose, then the rest of this |
| 297 | +> agreement will remain in force. |
| 298 | +
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| 299 | +> (g)**No Third-Party Enforcement**. Only the parties may enforce rights |
| 300 | +> under this agreement. |
| 301 | +
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| 302 | +> (h)**Entire Agreement**. The parties intend the terms of this |
| 303 | +> agreement as the final, complete, and only expression of their |
| 304 | +> agreement about protection of Confidential Information exchanged to |
| 305 | +> advance the Purpose. |
| 306 | +
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| 307 | +> (i)**Signature**. A written or electronically signed copy of this |
| 308 | +> agreement delivered by e-mail or other electronic means has the same |
| 309 | +> legal effect as delivering a printed and signed original. |
| 310 | +
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| 311 | +\[Signature page follows.\] |
| 312 | + |
| 313 | +The parties are signing this nondisclosure agreement on the dates by |
| 314 | +their signatures. |
| 315 | + |
| 316 | +**First Party** |
| 317 | + |
| 318 | +> Legal Name:\[Write the legal name of the party proposing the NDA, like |
| 319 | +> “Super Software, Inc.” or “John A. Smith”.\] |
| 320 | +
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| 321 | +> Legal Type:\[Write the company’s jurisdiction and legal form, like |
| 322 | +> “Delaware corporation” or “New York resident” for an individual.\] |
| 323 | +
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| 324 | +Signature: |
| 325 | + |
| 326 | +Name: |
| 327 | + |
| 328 | +> Title:\[Leave blank if the party is an individual.\] |
| 329 | +
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| 330 | +Date: |
| 331 | + |
| 332 | +E-Mail: |
| 333 | + |
| 334 | +**Second Party** |
| 335 | + |
| 336 | +> Legal Name:\[Write the legal name of the party receiving the NDA, like |
| 337 | +> “Quick Welding LLC” or “Jane B. Doe”.\] |
| 338 | +
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| 339 | +> Legal Type:\[Write the company’s jurisdiction and legal form, like |
| 340 | +> “Delaware corporation” or “Texas resident” for an individual.\] |
| 341 | +
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| 342 | +Signature: |
| 343 | + |
| 344 | +Name: |
| 345 | + |
| 346 | +> <span id="anchor-2"></span>Title:\[Leave blank if the party is an |
| 347 | +> individual.\] |
| 348 | +
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| 349 | +Date: |
| 350 | + |
| 351 | +E-Mail: |
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